I can't speak to the differences within the Catholic Church.

Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.

Most Americans want health insurance.

If you have a student who graduates from college and they don't have a job, they are now able to stay on their family health plan.

If you look at the cost of providing health insurance, it actually doesn't cost more to provide a plan with contraceptive coverage than it does without.

The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward for things like the payroll tax holiday, for things like getting a jump-start on infrastructure, for building schools, and make the decisions for long-term deficit reduction.

Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.